The death toll¹ from Monday's boat accident in the northern Indian city of Uttar Pradesh has risen to 55 with the recovery of more bodies, officials say.

印度北部城市北方邦本周一发生翻船事故，随着更多尸体被发现，其死亡人数已上升至55人。

Police say the boat was old and overcrowded

The boat, carrying more than 70 people, capsized（翻船，颠覆） in Ballia district. Seventeen people swam to safety and 10 more are still missing.

Police said the boat was ferrying double its capacity of 30 people to a temple near Ballia.

Boats in India are often overloaded²（超载） , which leads to frequent incidents.

Most of the passengers on the boat were women and children, local police official Shivendra Yadav told the Associated Press news agency.

"As the boat entered the midstream, it failed to take the weight of the people and collapsed," said Mr Yadav.

Among the 55 bodies recovered, 38 were women and children, said a senior police official.

The boat was old and overcrowded, he added.